How Do I Choose The Right Ping Pong Paddle For My Playstyle?

April 2, 2018

Table tennis, or ping pong, is more than just a fun game played at your local recreational center. In fact, more than 10 million people compete worldwide in sanctioned table tennis tournaments every year. To play a good game of ping pong, you need to play hard and practice harder. You also need to be […]

Day 3 at the 2018 Butterfly Cary Cup Championships

April 1, 2018

(By Steve Hopkins) Day 3 at the 2018 Butterfly Cary Cup Championships Day 3 at the 2018 Butterfly Cary Cup Championships at Triangle Table Tennis Center The signature event of the 4-day Cary Cup began on Saturday morning. This 2-day Giant Round Robin featured 160 players from across the US and Canada. Hammed-Taiwo Adeyinka continues […]

Day 2 at the 2018 Butterfly Cary Cup Championships

March 31, 2018

(By Steve Hopkins) Day 2 at the 2018 Butterfly Cary Cup Championships at Triangle Table Tennis Center The signature event at the Cary Cup is the two-day Giant Round Robin that begins on Saturday morning, with 160 players from across the US and Canada, but the events scheduled on Thursday and Friday aren’t without their […]

Day 1 at the 2018 Butterfly Cary Cup Championships

March 31, 2018

(By Steve Hopkins) Day 1 at the 2018 Butterfly Cary Cup Championships at Triangle Table Tennis Center The signature event at the Cary Cup is the two-day Giant Round Robin that begins on Saturday morning, with 160 players from across the US and Canada, but the events scheduled on Thursday and Friday aren’t without their […]

2018 Butterfly Canada Cup Finals – Get To Know Me: An Interview With Jeremy Hazin

March 30, 2018

Get To Know Me: An Interview With Bowmar Sports Player Jeremy Hazin Get To Know Me: An Interview With Bowmar Sports Player Jeremy Hazin Video by Bowmar Sports / Butterfly North America March 10-11 Markham, ON PanAm Centre For results, photos, articles, and full live stream videos, check it out right here!

Everybody Jumps: Fitness Challenge from Chen Longcan

March 28, 2018

(By Bruce Liu / Steve Hopkins) Everybody Jumps: Fitness Challenge from Chen Longcan Chen Longcan has issued a challenge to table tennis athletes – Double Skip ! Chen, a gold medalist in the Olympics (Men’s Doubles in 1988) and a seven time medalist at the World Championships, used jump rope and push-ups as a large part […]

MASTERING THE MENTAL APPROACH TO TOURNAMENT PLAY

March 27, 2018

(By Brian Pace) MASTERING THE MENTAL APPROACH TO TOURNAMENT PLAY With the Cary Cup around the corner and players putting the final touches on their training program, I thought I would take a departure from training tips and open up another aspect of table tennis. There are a multitude of things you have to do […]

2018 Butterfly Cary Cup Championship: Photo, Results & Live Stream

March 27, 2018

2018 Butterfly Cary Cup Championship Photo, Results & Live Stream 2018 Butterfly Cary Cup Championship March 29th – April 1st Triangle Table Tennis Morrisville, North Carolina ARTICLES Cary Cup – Unique For Seventeen Years 2018 Cary Cup: Rematch Of Champions Day 1 at the 2018 Butterfly Cary Cup Championships Day 2 at the 2018 Butterfly […]

Finding Simple Tactics That Work

March 27, 2018

(By Larry Hodges) Finding Simple Tactics That Work I was going to write about this topic when I realized I didn’t have to – I already had. Chapter One of my book, “Table Tennis Tactics for Thinkers,” starts with this: “Tactics isn’t about finding complex strategies to defeat an opponent. Tactics is about sifting through […]

USA’s Sung Sisters in Italy: 2018 ITTF Premium Junior Circuit, Italy Junior & Cadet Open

March 27, 2018

2018 ITTF Premium Junior Circuit, Italy Junior & Cadet Open (By Bruce Liu / Award podium photo courtesy of ITTF) ITTF Official Tournament Link The Italy Junior & Cadet Open was held in Lignano Italy from March 21-25. American sisters, Joanna and Rachel Sung, represented the US in the event. In the Cadet Girls Team […]